Endowment inequality in public goods games: A re-examination

Shaun P. Hargreaves Heap; Abhijit Ramalingam; Brock V. Stoddard

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2016.07.015

Endowment inequality in public goods games: A re-examination

Shaun P. Hargreaves Heap, Abhijit Ramalingam, Brock V. Stoddard

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Abstract

We present a clean test of whether inequality in endowments affects contributions to a public good. It is a clean test because, to our knowledge, it is the first to control for possible endowment effects. We find that the key adverse effect of inequality arises because the rich reduce their contributions when there is inequality.

Original language	English
Journal	ECONOMICS LETTERS
Early online date	15 Jul 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2016.07.015
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 15 Jul 2016

Keywords

Public goods
Experiment
Inequality
Wealth
Cooperation

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